The Chris Robinson Brotherhood has got some new songs that aren't quite done yet. They'll be recording early next year, but expect to hear some of these unfinished tunes when the band plays at Shaka's Live in Virginia Beach on Thursday night.

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A sign at a sporting field in The Hunter Valley. Should we have these at all kids sport venues?

Posted on&nbsp:Saturday, June 6, 2015

WASHINGTON (WJLA) -- A brawl off the basketball court. A screaming match near the soccer pitch. The threat of violence at a tee-ball game. Not by the players, who are kids, but by their out of control parents, presumably all adults.

&quot:Two coaches got into a confrontation in the middle of a tee-ball game, one guy says come out to the parking lot and I'll show you my gun,&quot: said John Engh, his eyes wide. &quot:I witnessed that!&quot:

Engh heads up the National Alliance for Youth Sports*, dedicated to tackling sideline incivility worldwide. The Alliance offers an on-line parent behavior program. Some leagues require it before children can play, and Engh says those sidelines have settled down.

&quot:I think education is the key, letting parents and coaches know,&quot: said Engh. &quot:Through the registration process, if there are negative actions, there are going to be consequences.&quot:

And not just for them.

&quot:It's a shame to punish a kid for the actions of their parents,&quot: said Dan Ferguson, a sports director at the Arlington Soccer Association (ASA).

But that's the strongest incentive leagues have to get parents and volunteer coaches to behave. If they don't change bad behavior after being warned, they are not invited back to coach and their children aren't invited back to play.

ASA instituted less stringent measures in the last year to help rein in behavior off the field. When coaches submit game scores on-line, they also evaluate the opposing team's coaches, players, and fans. The information helps the league track bad apples, and confront them if necessary. ASA also organizes &quot:silent soccer&quot: one weekend a season. Parents and coaches are permitted to applaud, but not shout. Some people criticize the effort as &quot:politically correct,&quot: but supporters notice something encouraging: the players&rsquo: voices can be heard for once.

&quot:Your number one job as a coach is to have all your kids return because they loved it so much,&quot: said Ferguson.

Seventy percent of all kids ages 12 to 14 will quit all sports, and sideline behavior by parents and coaches is a top contributing factor to that unfortunate statistic. The screaming from the sidelines is also directed, not just at the children playing, but the teenagers refereeing.

&quot:I can understand, 'Referee!'&quot: Ferguson shouts in frustration. &quot:But to confront a young person who's learning to ref, just as players learn to play, is not appropriate. What kind of example are you showing?&quot:

Ferguson made an analogy to the classroom. Imagine if parents of students were allowed to sit in classes during the school year, he suggested, and openly confront and criticize their children, the students next to them, and the teacher trying to instruct. He also pointed out that coaches should take notes from teachers, who instruct all week long, but on test day, they sit down and are silent. Coaches, he suggested, should do the same. Treat practices as classroom time, and game day as test day.

Derek Biss, a standout goalkeeper at George Washington University and former staff coach for DC Stoddert, told 7 On Your Side, he informs parents, at the beginning of the season, that if they are barking instructions from the sideline, he will take their child out of play until the yelling stops.

&quot:I also encourage coaches to sit down during the game, rather than run like crazy up and down the sideline,&quot: said Biss. He believes a calm coach sets a tone that the game is 100% about letting the kids play, experiment, lead, and learn without adult interference.

Kids told US Youth Soccer that their top reasons for stepping out of sports include adult overemphasis on winning, coaches yelling aggressively, and negative feedback from parents.

Similarly, USA Football found reasons number one and two for young athletes to quit the game: parental pressure and pushing.

A full third of girls and boys explained to ESPN, the primary reason they quit? They're not having fun.

*A full list of local sports organizations affiliated with the NAYS can be found here:

If you are headed to Virginia Beach, be aware of&nbsp:a two&nbsp:accidents along Interstate 64 in New Kent that is causing major backups.&nbsp:There is a two mile backup along I-64 eastbound&nbsp:due a crash that has the left lane and shoulder closed at mile marker 220. This is near the West Point exit.&nbsp:This accident&nbsp:happened around 11 a.m. Saturday morning.

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The Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament was held last week. Winners were determined by the combined weight of their three heaviest tuna. This year's winner was the Virginia Beach charter boat, "Git-R-Done" with Captain Trick Standing. They weighed in 443.3 pounds of tuna, including the single heaviest...

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We've been receiving plenty of questions already about the holiday weekend and if the weather will pan out for outdoor activities. At this point, we're watching a trough of low pressure and associated frontal boundary settling into the D.C. area to end the work week. This will lead to chance for rain and a few storms Thursday and an additional chance for scattered showers and storms Friday.

Precipitation forecast through Friday evening

While we're not forecasting a washout locally, very heavy rainfall will be expected just south of D.C. If the boundary drifts slightly farther north, heavier rain can be expected through late Friday. For now, we're forecasting a 60% chance for showers and isolated storms Thursday with the heaviest precipitation south. Friday will feature a 50% chance for showers and storms with the best chances south and west.

Fireworks forecast

The 4th of July will continue to have its own chances for showers and storms. The forecast is currently looking at the possibility of a few isolated storms by the afternoon with the best possibility south and west of town. Latest guidance depicts more clouds than sun and isolated showers in the morning hours with some clearing by the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid 80s.

For the fireworks displays, be sure to keep your phone handy with our Stormwatch 7 App or check Live Doppler radar before heading out so you'll be sure to be dry. If any storms develop our team will be all over them and will let you know where they are, where they're headed and when they'll exit. Don't forget about us on facebook and twitter!

Beach forecast for the weekend

Headed to the beach this weekend? The forecast calls for isolated storms Saturday at the northern beaches and a better chance for rain and storms for Virginia Beach and points south into the Outer Banks. Temperatures should be comfortable in the low to mid 80s. Conditions appear like they will continue to be unsettled on Sunday with a chance for rain and potential storms along the Mid Atlantic coastline.

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VIRGINIA BEACH - Reluctantly, the young boy placed the ends of the stethoscope in his ears. He pulled his ball cap down a little lower over his newly minted mohawk, and surreptitiously wiped his eyes. For a few seconds Kyle Summerfield, on the eve of his 8th birthday, listened intently to the chest...

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The remains were identified as Quincy Jamar Davis, according to a Virginia State Police press release. No witnesses have been located with knowledge of his welfare after 2004 when he was living and going to school in Virginia Beach.

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Navy contractor AMSEC LLC, a Virginia Beach-based subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is upgrading its 62,000-square-foot Hampton facility with the help of a grant from the Hampton Economic Development Authority.

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